aversion
aver·sion/əˈvɝʒən/noun
aversion is spelled A-V-E-R-S-I-O-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables (aver·sion). It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aversion means “Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aversion is aversions.
How many letters and syllables are in aversion?
| Letters | 8: A-V-E-R-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: aver·sion |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aversion?
Aversion appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aversion?
- UK /əˈvɜːʒən/
- UK /əˈvɜːʃən/
- US /əˈvɝʒən/
Aversion has 2 syllables, split aver·sion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aversion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aversion?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aversion from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹʒən/):
- version
- conversion
- Persian
- diversion
- immersion
- excursion
- coercion
- dispersion
- subversion
- perversion
- emersion
- retroversion
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aversion
- aversions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aversion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
- 2
An object of dislike or repugnance.
Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.
- 3
obsoleteThe act of turning away from an object.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aversion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fixed dislike:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aversion |
| German | Abneigung, Vorbehalt, Widerwillen, Aversion |
| Portuguese | aversão |
| Spanish | aversión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aversion come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin āversiō, āversiōnem. Doublet of aversio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).